About this project
Thomas Pollet (France) took part in The Sun Trip 2015, the long-distance adventure on solar-powered bikes held since 2013.
The machine is a solar bike.
Thomas Pollet farms near Lille and runs the “Ferme aux 4 vents”, after an earlier career as an architect in Vietnam – from where he came home by motorbike. A self-described “traveller of the road”, he took up solar cycling in 2015. On that edition he befriended Thomas Papay, a rider with a disability, rode with him as far as Turkey and then continued alone.
Technical data
| Name | Thomas Pollet |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Sun Trip | The Sun Trip 2015 |
Sources
The details on this page are based on the rider’s profile on The Sun Trip website.
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